Interim / Quarterly Report • Sep 26, 2022
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as at 30 June 2022


| GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3 | |
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| CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 27 | |
| CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF INCOME 31 | |
| CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 35 | |
| CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 39 | |
| NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 43 | |
| IMPRINT 73 |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statement of Income
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
Group Management Report
for the Six-month Period Ended 30 June 2022, bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf
bet-at-home.com AG group operates as an online sports betting and gaming company via its operational Maltese group companies. With more than 5.5 million registered customers, the Group is one of the most successful providers in Europe.
The wide-ranging offer on bet-at-home websites includes sports betting, casino, games, and virtual sports. In the first half of 2022, the sports betting offer comprised over 390,000 events on more than 70 sports, including around 125,000 live events. The bet-at-home.com AG Group has companies in Germany, Austria, Malta and Gibraltar. As of 30 June 2022, 170 employees contributed to the development of the Group.
The German-speaking region is currently of particular importance for the bet-at-home.com AG Group.
The different online sports betting and online gaming licences are held by the Maltese group company. These licences authorise the company to organise and to sell online sports betting and online casinos in Germany as well as in other countries of the European Union.
bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf, as the parent company, is listed on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard market segment. All operating activities are carried out exclusively by indirect associates.
bet-at-home.com AG holds 100 % of bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH. This company, with its registered office in Linz/Austria, is primarily responsible for the continuous transfer of technology within the Group as well as for the further development of software created in-house and provides services for other Group companies. The company holds its international online sports betting licenses and online gaming licenses for casino, poker, games and virtual sports via bet-at-home.com Holding Ltd., which has its registered office in St. Julian's, Malta.
Since 2009, bet-at-home.com AG has been a member of the Betclic Everest Group SAS, Paris, France, a French group specialising in online gambling and online sports betting.
Since the beginning, bet-at-home.com AG has primarily relied on internal resources for the conception, development and constant adaptation of industry-specific software solutions for its own needs. The first half of 2022 was characterized by a change from the historical approach of extensive in-house development and a shift towards increased outsourcing. The main drivers of the strategic reorientation were the ever more complex technological requirements as well as increased cost pressure in combination with a growing variety and availability of costeffective, high-quality commercial industry solutions. In the first half of the year, the focus was on the evaluation of alternative providers and the final selection and design of the contractual commitment with the most suitable partner. In future, the bet-at-home.com Group will have this outsourcing partner take care of key corporate functions. This relates to critical technological components, in particular the development and operation of the customer and payment platform, as well as the online sports betting product (the operation of the online casinos has already been outsourced to service providers in the past). In terms of in-house development, the group will in future focus exclusively on those customer-relevant components that cannot be sourced externally, or only to an insufficient extent. In the first half of 2022, the focus of inhouse development was on adapting the software to regulatory requirements for the German market and on implementing an optimized registration process.
The outsourcing order volume is determined by the net gaming revenue generated from sports betting and is expected to reach a low single-digit million-euro amount per year in the future. On the other hand, outsourcing will reduce internal costs within the bet-at-home.com Group, with the outsourcing resulting in a reduction of approximately 45 employees.
Based on past experience in the bet-at-home.com AG Group's key markets, it can be concluded that business development in the online sports betting and online gaming sector is largely independent of overall economic developments in the respective markets. In general, bet-at-home.com AG's business has therefore proven to be resistant to economic crises in the past. In the first half of 2022, no significant effect on gaming behavior is noticeable despite inflation and an increasingly tense economic situation. However, a massive economic collapse would very likely also affect the online sports betting and online gaming industry, especially if customers could then no longer cover their basic needs.
The industry-related regulatory framework in the European member states is characterized by increasing efforts to establish licensing systems for private operators of online gambling and online sports betting services, whereby national licenses and regulatory requirements of individual countries are becoming more and more important. The above opportunities are opposed by the risk of individual countries blocking the products and/or individual product segments of private gaming providers, especially since some countries still adhere to monopoly regulations.

The penetration of the target group with mobile devices, mobile gaming as an innovative sale channel as well as demographic trends and increasing online affinity will become increasing important as supporting factors for new players entering the market.
After customer activity in Germany declined in the 2021 financial year due to the implementation of the sports betting directive, business performance in the first half of 2022 was largely stable despite additional regulatory requirements. In May 2022, the authorities in Hesse published a licensable betting programme that imposes massive restrictions, particularly in the area of live betting. In the meantime, bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. has successfully taken legal action against this, so that the existing betting programme can be maintained at least until the end of 2022. In the first half of 2022, the company filed an application for the extension of the existing sports betting licence, as well as an application for the granting of a nationwide licence for virtual slot machines. These licences will provide long-term legal certainty in the core market of Germany. In Germany, the State Treaty on Gaming 2021 (GlüStV2021) stipulates that, in principle, a deposit limit of EUR 1,000 per month must be complied with across providers and products. However, provisions on the deposit limit have so far only been enforced and implemented at the level of the provider in the online casino sector due to complaints filed against the corresponding provisions of GlüStV2021. In June, the gaming supervisory authority informed bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. that the deposit limits must now be complied with in their entirety as of 1 July 2022, whilst allowing to conditionally grant increased player limits. Corresponding changes were implemented within the given timeline and have been in force since. The Executive Board expects a stable regulatory development in the core market of Germany, although further restrictions, especially with regard to deposit limits and betting programmes, cannot be ruled out.
Since the beginning of the financial year 2021, the increase in customer claims for reimbursement of gaming losses in online casinos in Austria has led to massive costs for the Group. Although the bet-at-home.com AG Group still considers the online casino monopoly under the national Austrian gaming regulations to be in violation to European law and therefore considers the Maltese bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. (the group company whose main operation was running the online casino) to be a lawful online casino provider (including) for customer in Austria, bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. ceased to offer online casinos for customers from Austria in October 2021 due to a continuing negative ruling by the Supreme Court.
In the absence of a positive going concern forecast, winding-up proceedings were initiated by the court against this Maltese company on 13 May 2022, with retroactive effect from the date of the application on 23 December 2021, especially since the company was no longer in a position to cover its liabilities with existing or independently generated funds.
As announced in ad hoc notifications during the year, the Executive Board expects the Group's gross betting and gaming revenue for the 2022 financial year to be between EUR 45 million and
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EUR 50 million and EBITDA between EUR -2 million and EUR -4.5 million (The range includes the negative result of the discontinued operation in the amount of EUR -1.7 million for the period January to April 2022).
The average number of employees (excluding the Executive Board) in the Group in the first half of 2022 was 206 (01/01-30/06/2021: 281). As of 30/06/2022, the Group had 170 employees (30/06/2021: 277). Despite the restructuring plan announced in December 2021, which also includes the ordinary termination of 65 employees in the Group, the goal-oriented personnel development of its highly qualified employees remains the basis for the further development of the Group. In addition, intensive professional development is a central cornerstone of human resources management.
All information on the financial performance relates to the continuing operations (i.e. excluding the activities of the deconsolidated bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd.). For detailed information on discontinued operations, please refer to section V. "Discontinued operations (IFRS 5)" in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The previous year's figures were adjusted accordingly.
Gross revenue from online sports betting (bets less paid out winnings) from the continuing operations in the first half of 2022 is below the previous year's level at EUR 24.3 million (01/01-30/06/2021: EUR 32.3 million).
Gross revenue from online gaming (gaming revenue less paid out winnings) from continuing operations increased year-on-year to EUR 2.4 million (01/01-30/06/2021: EUR 0.6 million). Online gaming includes the products Casino, Games and Virtual Sports.
As a result, gross betting and gaming revenue from continuing operations in the first half of 2022 amounted to EUR 26.7 million and was thus below the previous year's level (01/01-30/06/2021: EUR 32.8 million). Gross betting and gaming revenue is a crucial financial performance indicator for the Group.
Betting fees or betting taxes and gambling levies payable in various countries reduced earnings by EUR 5,799 thousand in the first half of 2022 (01/01-30/06/2021: EUR 6,054 thousand). In addition, value-added tax regulations for providers of electronic services decreased earnings in the amount of EUR 53 thousand (01/01-30/06/2021: EUR 30 thousand).
Taking into consideration betting taxes and gambling levies and the tax payable due to the VAT regulations for electronic service providers, net gaming revenue in the first half of 2022 amounted to EUR 20.8 million (01/01-30/06/2021: EUR 26.8 million).
In the first half of 2022, the Group's earnings position was as follows:
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
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| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
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| Gross betting and gaming revenue | 26,661 | 32,836 |
| Net betting and gaming revenue | 20,809 | 26,752 |
| Total operating income | 21,785 | 28,732 |
| EBT (earnings before taxes) *) | -164 | 4,822 |
| EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) **) | -110 | 4,971 |
| EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) ***) | 1,051 | 6,088 |
*) corresponds to profit before income tax as shown in consolidated income statement
**) EBT less finance income (costs) in the consolidated income statement
***) EBIT plus depreciation, amortisation and write-downs as shown in consolidated income statement
Advertising expenses amounted to EUR 5,814 thousand in the first half of 2022 (previous year: EUR 9,157 thousand). Personnel expenses decreased by EUR 2,146 thousand to EUR 7,691 thousand in the first half of 2022. This decrease in expenses results from the adaptation of the cost structure to the lower sales revenue.
All disclosures concerning the financial situation relate to continued operations. Reference is made specifically to the consolidated financial statements Section V. "Discontinued Operation (IFRS 5)" for detailed information on the discontinued operation. The previous year's figures have been adjusted accordingly.
As per 30 June 2022, the financial situation was as follows:
| 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 | ||
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| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
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| Earnings before taxes | - 164 | 4,822 | |
| Cashflow from operating activities | -8,302 | 3,595 | |
| + | Cashflow from investing activities | -262 | -1,740 |
| + | Cashflow from financial activities | -796 | -17,978 |
| = | Net cash from operating, investing and financial activities |
-9,360 | -16,122 |
| + | Cash and cash equivalents begin of period | 41,989 | 51,807 |
| = | Cash and cash equivalents end of period | 32,629 | 35,685 |
The decrease in cash flow from operating activities is mainly due to the result from discontinued operations, the implementation of LUGAS in Germany and the decrease in debts related to assets held for closure.
The cash flow from investing activities includes payments for asset additions.
Cash flow from financing activities reflects the repayment of lease liabilities.
The Group was at all times able to meet its financial obligations in continuing operations.
As per 30 June 2022, net assets position was as follows:
| Assets | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 | |
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| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | ||
| Non-current assets | 7,367 | 8,388 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Tax receivables | 6,040 | 8,381 | |
| Prepayments | 1,194 | 1,329 | |
| Other receivables and assets | 9,498 | 2,867 | |
| Short-term deposits | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 32,629 | 41,989 | |
| Assets held for closure | 0 | 12,830 | |
| 56,729 | 75,783 |
Other receivables & assets mainly include receivables that were transferred to the bet-at-home.com AG Group in connection with the regulation of customer receivables.
| Equity and liabilities | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 |
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| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Group equity | 27,673 | 17,042 |
| Non-current liabilities (provisions) | 362 | 891 |
| Current liabilities (liabilities and provisions) | 28,694 | 57,850 |
| 56,729 | 75,783 |
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The equity ratio as per 30 June 2022 is 48.9 % (31/12/2021: 22.5 %). The increase in equity results from the total consolidated profit for the year. This includes a gain from the deconsolidation of bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. which is mainly due to the elimination of negative equity.
Non-current liabilities include liabilities from leases of EUR 265 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 794 thousand) and provisions for obligations to employees of EUR 97 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 97 thousand).
Current liabilities include trade payables of EUR 1,237 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 1,432 thousand), tax liabilities of EUR 12,403 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 14,608 thousand), other provisions of EUR 710 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 1,709 thousand), liabilities to customers (contractual liabilities according to IFRS 15) of EUR 4,376 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 5,437 thousand), liabilities from leases in accordance with IFRS 16 in the amount of EUR 633 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 900 thousand), liabilities related to assets held for closure in the amount of EUR 0 thousands (31/12/2021: EUR 27,322 thousands) and other liabilities in the amount of EUR 9,336 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 6,443 thousand) EUR 7,773 thousand of which is related to the discontinued operation.
No financing measures were carried out in the first half of 2022.
The economic situation of the group in the continuing business division, which now mainly consists of the online sports betting segment, is positive overall due to the restructuring measures implemented and the future outsourcing of key corporate functions, although the winding-up proceedings of the discontinued business division and lawsuits from customers who are reclaiming their gambling losses in Austria and Germany represent a risk and will tie up considerable capacities.
As published in the ad hoc announcement of the 27th of July 2022, bet-at-home.com AG and its subsidiaries (together "bet-at-home.com Group") have entered into an agreement with a renowned provider of outsourcing services, under which key corporate functions of the bet-at-home.com Group will in the future be outsourced to the outsourcing provider. This relates to key technological components, in particular the development and operation of the customer and payment platform, as well as the online sports betting product (the operation of the online casinos has already been outsourced to service providers in the past). In the future, the bet-at-home.com Group will focus internal capacities primarily on marketing and customer relationship management. After the Management Board and Supervisory Board had already approved a restructuring of the Austrian bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH at the beginning of December 2021 in order to adjust the cost structure to the lower revenues, a further staff reduction programme was communicated in the course of the ad-hoc announcement on outsourcing, which plans to reduce the company's own workforce by a further 45 people.
In July 2022, the Executive Board, together with the Supervisory Board, had decided to discontinue its offer on the UK market. As a result of an audit and in particular due to increasing compliance requirements, economic success would no longer have been guaranteed in the future. On 12 July 2022 the Executive Management informed the British regulatory authority about the surrender of the license. Due to the subordinate economic importance of this market, the closure has no significant impact on the Group result.
The risk report discloses material internal and external risks to business activities that could have an impact on the net assets, financial position and results of operations of the bet-at-home.com AG Group. As part of the operational risk management system, potential opportunities and risks are identified on the basis of qualitative criteria, their probability of occurrence is determined and their potential effects are explained.
The Management Board of the parent company is responsible for establishing risk management policies. Compliance with these policies is monitored by the managing directors and department heads of the subsidiaries. Among the basic components of risk management are general principles for risk prevention, such as the segregation of duties and applying the dual control principle for important processes within the framework of internal controls.
The Management Board is also responsible for identifying negative developments in good time through cross-departmental monitoring systems. For example, IT risks are monitored and reported through the voluntary appointment of external certification bodies (such as eCogra), operational risks are monitored through automated plausibility checks during the preparation of offers and financial risks through the ongoing analysis of key performance indicators.
Also part of this risk management system are provisions on the use of financial instruments. The Group does not hold any derivative financial instruments. Nor does the Management Board intend to use such financial instruments in the future.
In some European countries, betting and gaming providers continue to be targeted by legislative interventions aiming to terminate the offering and operation of their activities, based in particular on regulations enforcing state monopolies on gambling. Certain national laws or draft laws con-

tain discriminatory regulations with respect to foreign providers intended to seal off the market for national providers/monopolists.
The Executive Board will continue to monitor future developments and will endeavour to apply for licences for online sports betting and online gaming in countries selected on the basis of economic criteria and that allow fair market access, thus creating greater legal certainty. There is a risk that individual European countries will block customers from private gaming offers in other countries through provider blocks and payment provider blocks, particularly as such measures are explicitly provided for in some legislations.
Apart from in individual countries whose governments issue their own licenses, bet-at-home.com AG Group bases its activities within the European Union, essentially with gaming and sports betting licenses issued in Malta. In the legal opinion of bet-at-home.com AG Group, these are effective in all EU member countries due to the freedom of movement within the EU, as long as the regulations regarding online gaming and sports betting continue to violate EU law in the respective member country.
The first half of 2022 was also characterised by legal disputes in the area of tension between the fundamental freedoms within the European Union and the national monopoly regulations, whereby a clear tendency of case law in favour of the national prohibition regulations can be seen, especially in customer lawsuits.
At the same time, the regulatory developments in the EU member states are characterised by increasing efforts to establish licence systems for private providers of online games of chance and online sports betting, with the result that national licences within individual countries are becoming increasingly important for the Group.
The bet-at-home.com AG group is responding to these legal and regulatory developments and will be applying for additional licences in individual EU member countries. In order to ensure that licence applications and not jeopardised, temporary market closures are sometimes necessary which lead to loss in revenue in the short term.
The main regulatory developments are as follows:
• In Germany, a new gaming treaty came into effect as of 1 July 2021, in which the existing sports betting licenses are extended until 31 December 2022 and the online casino market has been opened for the first time. These regulations provide for Germany-wide licences for virtual automated games and the possible granting of a licence for gambling games on the Internet at country level. bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. applied for a licence for virtual automated games immediately after their enforcement. The company has been assured of the grant by the authority in July 2022, so the award can be expected in the second half of 2022.
The individual federal states are further left to decide for themselves whether or not to issue their own licenses for traditional gambling games, such as roulette and blackjack, to private providers or if these licenses should be exclusively reserved for casinos. The number of licenses is to be linked to the number of casinos in each federal state. It will become clear during 2022 which federal states are working towards this kind of award procedure for private online providers such as bet-at-home. As of the end of the first half of 2022, the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia have decided to open up the market for banker games, whereby an application is already possible in Schleswig-Holstein, which is currently being reviewed by the Group.
In September 2020, the federal states already agreed on a transitional regulation until the effective date of the gaming treaty. It stated that companies which provide online games of chance in compliance with the expected future regulations of the State Treaty on Games of Chance 2021 shall be excluded from enforcements and sanctions due to them not holding a German license. On the basis of these transitional provisions, the Group company concerned restricted the Casino offer on 15 September 2020 and approved requirements such as monthly payment limits. This has created significant losses in the online casino segment in the German core market. This transitional regulation expired with the granting of the first licences for virtual slot machines in June 2022.
The Executive Board welcomes the legal certainty in Germany resulting from the granting of the licences.
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The Maltese companies bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. and bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. were asked by the Swiss financial authorities in July 2016 to register for national VAT. Following a comprehensive legal review and repeated correspondence with the authorities, bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. was registered in September 2018. The Company paid VAT for Swiss casino sales with retrospective effect as of 1 January 2017. The Company did not see any legal grounds for paying VAT for the periods from 2013 to 2016 that were requested by the financial authorities. No provisions had been recognised for this, because a potential outflow of resources was not considered likely. In May 2022, the Swiss tax authority was notified of the insolvency proceedings ("winding up by the court") of bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. The authority could assert claims in the amount of EUR 1.3 million in the insolvency proceedings.
bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. decided to register for VAT with reservations and to transfer the financial data in October 2019. The Company has achieved that any tax demands from the authorities will be suspended until a final court ruling has been issued. This also applies to the matter described above regarding bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. The potential risk of bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. amounts to EUR 1.1 million for the period from 2013 to 2016 and EUR 2.1 million for the years since 2017. Provisions were not recognised either for this as at 30 June 2022.
The two Maltese companies received tax rulings in December 2020 for the period from 2013 to 2016 or 2017, which have been appealed against to the authorities. An official decision is expected in the first half of 2022. However, legal action could be taken before the national courts, which would mean that a final decision would not be reached before 2024.
In spite of continuing regulatory efforts, betting and gaming providers continue to be targeted by legislative interventions aiming to terminate the offering and advertising of their activities, based in particular on regulations enforcing bans in the gambling sector.
This continued to produce the following effects on the companies within the bet-at-home.com AG Group during the first half of the financial year 2022:
• In spite of voluntary customer protection measures for comprehensive player protection that extend beyond the legal requirements, the Maltese Group company bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. in Austria has already been faced with claims from customers for the reimbursement of gaming losses from the online casino over recent financial years as reported. The bet-at-home.com AG Group still views the online casino monopoly of the Austrian national gambling regulations as contrary to European law and therefore considers the Group company in question to be a legal online casino provider in Austria. Not least because of the necessity derived from the current rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union to perform repeated checks, which also applies to the Austrian courts, which in bet-at-home.com AG Group's opinion do not perform this check to the required extent, bet-at-home.com AG Group expected a positive development regarding the rulings.
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In the second half of 2021, the Austrian Supreme Court had deemed the domestic monopoly to be in conformity with the law in several negative decisions and dissolved the respective contracts with the players. It was therefore decided in October 2021 to temporarily discontinue the online casino offer in Austria.
The application for winding up proceedings ("winding up by the court") over the Maltese bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. was granted on 13 May 2022 due to the lack of a positive prognosis for the continuation of the company affected by the discontinuation.
At the political level, the European Parliament already adopted a legislative initiative in support of a proposal by the EU Commission in 2011 targeted at harmonising national sports betting and gambling laws. The first step will be to largely harmonise gambler and data protection regulations as well as control mechanisms. Due to diverging interests among member states and national tax authorities, substantial further harmonisation of relevant national sports betting and gambling regulations is not anticipated in the foreseeable future. However, the member countries primarily aim to regulate the online sports betting and gaming sector and to establish a licensing system at national level, even if this does not always comply with the provisions of EU law. The European Court of Justice is increasingly shifting the verification of national licensing requirements to the national courts, which means that the specifications of European law are being increasingly neglected.
The risks of negative effects resulting from the regulatory environment and existing regulatory legal uncertainties remain medium in a year-on-year comparison. Should such risk occur, the impact on the financial position, financial performance and cash flows would be high.
The countries in which the operational Maltese companies within the bet-at-home.com AG Group operates raise higher taxes on sports betting and gaming products based on varying measurement bases as well as VAT on electronic services. It cannot be ruled out that the taxes and levies in individual countries will increase to levels that would render the business of the operational Maltese company within the bet-at-home.com AG Group wholly or largely unprofitable, either due to the tax rate or selection of measurement base.

In recent years, the regulatory environment for the taxation of multinational companies in general, as well as for bet-at-home.com AG Group in particular, has become considerably more complex, particularly with regard to transfer prices, with companies having to drastically increase their efforts to meet the tougher regulatory requirements. The fundamental agreement between states concerning the distribution of the overall tax base will, combined with the pending introduction of a global minimum tax, lead to further fundamental adjustments to the international taxation of multinational companies.
At the same time, however, the certainty that the applied transfer price rates will be accepted by the relevant tax authorities has decreased significantly, particularly as intra-company cross-border transactions are being increasingly investigated by the national tax authorities. The result of these developments are potential tax and interest back payments as well as potential double taxation.
From today's perspective, the tax risk is to be regarded as medium, unchanged to the previous year. Should such risk occur, the impact on the financial position, financial performance and cash flows would be high.
bet-at-home always implements a multitude of measures to support its customers in their responsible use of gaming. As a result, the Company has been cooperating for many years with organisations such as the Institut für Glücksspiel und Abhängigkeit, which actively implements measures for the prevention of addiction in Germany and Austria. Voluntary customer protection measures that exceed legal requirements complete the endeavours of bet-at-home.com AG Group to provide customers with comprehensive protection. These measures are verified through voluntary annual compliance audits by eCogra, the industry association.
As already mentioned, the Maltese group company bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. in Austria was exposed to a sharp increase in claims by customers for reimbursement of gaming losses in the online casino. Due to an accumulation of negative court rulings from the second half of 2021 onwards, the casino offering was temporarily discontinued in October 2021 and, in the absence of a positive going concern forecast, an application to wind up bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. in Malta was filed on 23 December 2021, which was approved retroactively on 13 May 2022.
Since the beginning of the 2022 financial year, customers have been trying to assert claims for damages against other group companies in relation to their gaming losses in the online casino offered by bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. At the end of the first half of 2022, 34 legal proceedings with a total value in dispute of approximately EUR 5.3 million were pending in Austria. In Germany, other Group companies are also facing lawsuits to reclaim online casino gaming losses. At the end of the first half of 2022, 15 legal proceedings with a total amount in dispute of approximately EUR 0.6 million were pending in Germany. As the bet-at-home.com AG Group currently believes that a successful legal defense is largely probable, no provisions were made for the aforementioned lawsuits at the end of the first half of 2022.
The risk of customer claims for gambling losses or damages is considered to be medium. Should such risk occur, the impact on the financial position, financial performance and cash flows would be high.
The operational Group companies base their offers on different licences, which grant non-discriminatory access to the markets of member states of the European Union.
The respective Maltese licenses are issued by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) subject to a compulsory ongoing system audit during which the MGA audits the technical equipment of the licensee, particularly in terms of its functionality and IT security.
In Germany, bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. has held a nationwide license to offer sports betting since October 2020. The concession regulations stipulate that the license may be revoked in the event of repeated serious violations of the conditions. An audit has not yet been carried out. bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. monitors changes in licensing regulations on an ongoing basis and adjusts internal processes accordingly if changes are required.
The respective Maltese licenses are issued by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) subject to a compulsory ongoing system audit during which the MGA audits the technical equipment of the licensee, particularly in terms of its functionality and IT security.
The Malta Gaming Authority can issue covenants or revoke a license if deficiencies are found during the system audit if
The risk of revocation of existing licences is to be classified as low. In the event of the risk materialising, the impact on the net assets, financial position and results of operations is to be classified as high.
Inaccurately estimated odds or manual errors made by bookmakers may result in higher customer payouts and therefore a decrease in income. This risk is minimised by a multitude of backup systems and by continuous monitoring of betting odds through market comparison. The IT project team continues to develop all the software required to provide a competitive product in the betting market. All required measures, such as automated algorithms for the prevention of manually estimated inaccurate odds and for the minimisation of risks, were implemented so that the respective risks and impact on the financial position, financial performance and cash flows would be low.
As bet-at-home.com AG Group does not broker sports bets, but acts as a counterparty of its customers, the Group incurs a contractual risk for every bet. This risk is reduced by the highest possible number of customers participating in a bet with different expectations regarding the outcome so that the customers' betting positions balance each other out as much as possible.
bet-at-home.com AG Group also determines betting odds, based on customers' expectations regarding the outcome of bets, and continuously adjusts them until the bet has been closed. To be able to provide customers with products in line with the market, the odds of competitors, and therefore the entire market, are also taken into consideration in addition to the betting odds that can be offered on the basis of the positioning of the Group's own customers.
Due to the strategic reorientation towards comprehensive outsourcing, in particular the supply of the online sports betting product, essential aspects of the quota calculation are outsourced to external service providers. Critical processes in the area of quota and customer risk management will be adapted to the new circumstances and to the interaction with external service providers.
The risk in connection with odds management and critical bookmaking processes is to be considered low. In the event of a risk materializing, the impact on the net assets, financial position and results of operations would be high.
The products and services offered by the Group depend on the reliable functioning of numerous technical systems. Any serious disruption of the IT systems, particularly through adverse external influences such as hacker attacks, DDos attacks, etc., could negatively affect the Group's financial position, financial performance and cash flows.
To minimise the information security and IT risks, bet-at-home.com AG Group has personnel structures in the form of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and team. These employees implement individual security measures to ensure IT security during ongoing operations, investigate potential security-related incidents, are responsible for establishing the information security
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policy by providing awareness training, and focus their activities on measures such as the ones stated below within bet-at-home.com AG Group:
The information security management system (ISMS) used by the bet-at-home.com AG Group has been certified since the middle of 2021 according to the ISO/IEC 27001 international standard.
Extensive outsourcing, in particular of the operation of the customer and payment platform as well as the online sports betting product, also leads to a shift of risks in the technology area and thus to necessary adjustments of the information security management system. There will be a temporary increase in technical risks, for the period during and immediately after the changeover from the company's own complex system components, which have been optimized and stabilized over many years, to the newly configured system components of the outsourcing partner. In the medium and long term, the technical risk in connection with the system components that are developed and maintained by the Group will be significantly reduced due to the decreasing number and complexity of components developed and maintained in house.
The Executive Board assumes that far-reaching measures have been taken to minimise IT risks, which means that the risks are to be classified as medium. In the event of a risk occurring, the impact on the asset, financial and earnings situation is to be classified as high.
Money laundering and the financing of terrorism create significant challenges for the international financial system. To counteract these cross-border threats, the EU issued joint regulations for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism (EU Money Laundering Directive). The supranational EU risk analysis and the national risk analyses of the member countries, which were based on it, assessed online games of chance as having an increased risk. The high moneylaundering risk potential specific to the sector linked to the head offices of individual operating companies in Malta often resulted in constraints requiring increased duty of care being issued against bet-at-home.com AG Group from banks and payment service providers.
The high-risk rating specific to the sector is reflected, for instance, in stricter periodic KYC (know your customer) processes as well as complex initial requirements when establishing new business relationships with banks and payment service providers.
The limited number of banks willing to cooperate impedes the further diversification of business relationships, meaning that cooperations are focussed on a small number of partners with correspondingly high volumes, thus increasing both dependence and default risk. Furthermore, payment service providers assess the online sports betting and online gaming sector as a whole and, in particular, the risk created by game of chance products, differently in individual countries so that bet-at-home.com AG Group is faced with restrictions regarding means of payment available to end customers for paying in betting and gaming fees and receiving betting and gaming winnings. A further consequence could be market entry barriers in the Company's geographical growth, especially as complex country-specific regulations must be fulfilled and it may be impossible to offer all payment options preferred by customers in the respective country. The continuously tightening regulatory requirements to secure customer credit balances against payment default result in customer funds having to be held available in full for payout at any time, additional bank guarantees and liabilities to the licensing authorities having to be obtained and therefore excess security being created, which significantly reduces available cash and cash equivalents. There is a resulting risk of being unable to meet the increasingly restrictive requirements, which decrease profitability, any further and therefore to no longer being able to meet legal licensing requirements and losing access to regulated markets.
bet-at-home.com AG Group counteracts the above compliance risks regarding banks and payment providers with increased diversification. The Company continuously endeavours to integrate new business partners for treasury and payment solutions and thus manage default risks, reduce increases in transaction fees and redundantly operate customer payment methods across several partners in order to prevent downtimes.
The respective risks and potential effects on the financial position, financial performance and cash flows are medium. In the event of a risk occurring, the impact on the asset, financial and earnings situation is to be classified as high.
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The occurrence of events such as pandemics, natural disasters or war, which significantly or permanently impair the ongoing operations of bet-at-home.com AG Group, cannot be ruled out. The Management Board has implemented measures to ensure that the operating business can be maintained decentrally via home offices.
The risks in this regard are regarded as low. Should such risk occur, the impact on the financial position, financial performance and cash flows would be high.
The economic success of bet-at-home.com AG Group will continue to primarily rely on the performance of all employees and executives. With the growing competition in the gaming and betting products market, combined with the skills shortage in the context of increased digitalisation, there is a growing risk that qualified employees will be poached or that new suitable employees cannot be recruited in sufficient numbers. Attractive framework conditions and sufficient prospects for the committed employees as well as continuous further training measures are intended to successively reduce the personnel and employee risk.
The need to carry out two extensive staff reduction programs in immediate succession due to economic necessity has a negative impact on employee satisfaction and loyalty and thus increases personnel and employee-related risks. The reduced number of staff increases the risk that possible unforeseen staff departures cannot be compensated for in a timely manner.
In the medium and long term, the personnel and employee risk in critical areas is reduced by outsourcing and the resulting reduction in the necessary number of employees in these areas.
The risks in this context are classified as medium and increased compared to the previous period. In the event of a risk occurring, the effects on the asset, financial and earnings situation are to be classified as high.
bet-at-home.com AG Group depends on cooperation with external service providers with corresponding specialist knowledge and technologies for its operations. Currently, this primarily affects software products for the casino, games and virtual sports sectors as well as, among other things, data and voice communication, procurement, installation, further development, care and maintenance of hardware and software as well as payment processing procedures. In the future, further critical technology components, especially the development and operation of the customer and payment platform as well as the online sports betting product, will be outsourced to external service providers. There is a possibility that one or several external service providers provide their services not at all, not on time or incorrectly.
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It is therefore possible that the bet-at-home.com AG Group could find itself unable to fulfil its own obligations properly or on time due to errors or delays on the part of the external service providers engaged. In addition, this could be associated with restrictions for customers in terms of overall system availability or on the part of the product range, up to and including errors in the settlement of gaming winnings, which could have a negative impact on the Group's earnings situation.
The Executive Board assumes that sufficient measures have been taken to minimise these external risks through regular system audits, internal reviews and training as well as ongoing monitoring by the Product Management and Controlling departments. However, the risks in this context will increase due to the future outsourcing of further essential corporate functions and their execution by outsourcing partners. Thus, the risks are to be assessed as medium and increased compared to the previous year. In the event of a risk occurring, the impact on the net assets, financial position and results of operations is to be classified as high.
Liquidity exposure reflects the risk that the Group will have insufficient resources to meet its financial obligations as they fall due.
Uncertainty regarding the future liquidity situation arises from when and to what extent the bet-at-home.com AG Group will still have to make payments to bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. and to the Maltese tax authorities as part of the winding-up process, or will have its own receivables settled in this context. From today's perspective, a temporary reduction in liquidity of up to EUR 13.9 million is conceivable if the bet-at-home.com AG Group first settles all liabilities in this context and only then receives payments on its receivables (the nominal amount of which exceeds the amount of the liabilities, whereby recognition of the receivables by the liquidator is still outstanding).
In addition, the bet-at-home.com AG Group must be in a position to settle liabilities arising in the course of its operating business. Furthermore, it is necessary to provide guarantees to licensing authorities as part of regulatory requirements: Due to the aforementioned licensing of the casino business in Germany, additional guarantees in the amount of EUR 5 million must be provided.
If the bet-at-home.com AG Group is unable to provide corresponding collateral in the form of bank guarantees, existing cash and cash equivalents would have to be deposited as security. The remaining freely available liquidity could prove to be critical even in the event of minor negative deviations from the existing planning if, in addition, a significant reduction in liquidity were to occur due to payments to bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. and to the Maltese tax authorities.
The liquidity risk is classified as medium and increased compared to the previous year. In the event of the risk materialising, the impact on the asset, financial and earnings situation would be classified as high. The default risk with regard to credit balances at banks is to be regarded as low, but increased due to a deterioration in the overall economic situation compared to the previous year.
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The interest rate risk associated with investments is considered insignificant. The interest rates on the bank balances depend on the market interest rates, which depend on the maturities. A possible change in the current low interest rate level by 0.5 percentage points would affect the financial result by EUR 163 thousand.
Currency risk relates to exchange rate differences. Despite the Group's international orientation, most cash flows are denominated in the group's functional currency, the euro, particularly as the group withdrew its offer from the UK market. Transactions denominated in other currencies were of minor importance. In spite of this, the currency risk was not hedged in previous years either.
The Group's interest rate, currency and exchange rate risks remain low, like in the previous year. Should such risk occur, the impact on the financial position, financial performance and cash flows would be low.
Credit risk refers to the risk of late payment or default by contractual partners. On the assets side, the amounts reported (receivables and other assets) simultaneously represent the maximum credit and default risk, as there are no netting agreements.
The default risk with regard to credit balances at banks is to be considered low, but increased compared to the previous year due to a deterioration in the overall economic situation. In the event of the risk materialising, the impact on the asset, financial and earnings situation would be classified as high.
The group parent's Management Board is responsible for establishing risk management policies. Compliance with these policies is monitored by the managing directors and department heads of the subsidiaries. Among the basic components of risk management are general principles for risk prevention, such as the segregation of duties and applying the four eyes principle for important internal controls. Various partially automated procedures using software systems are also applied.
Risk management measures include continuously performing credit ratings and auditing the risk control system through credit card checks, payment verifications and analyses of gaming behaviour. In addition, we have further intensified our controlling activities in the marketing, partner programme, payment systems and intercompany clearing subsegments. Reputable external legal advisers are engaged to reduce legal risks and assess the complex regulatory environment.
The Management Board is also responsible for identifying negative developments in good time by employing cross-departmental monitoring systems. For example, IT risks are monitored and reported through the voluntary appointment of external certification bodies (such as eCogra),

operational risks through automated plausibility checks during the preparation of offers and financial risks through the ongoing analysis of key financial performance indicators.
We fulfil the requirement according to § 91 para. 2 AktG that all major developments and/or any that threaten the continued existence of the company have to be recognised in good time by an early risk recognition system by our group-wide risk management system with standard framework conditions and standards for the structuring of the early risk recognition system.
The internal control and risk management system of the bet-at-home.com AG Group comprises all principles, processes and measures aimed to ensure the effectiveness, profitability and orderliness of the accounting system and compliance with the relevant legal requirements. There have been no material changes since the reporting date.
The Management Board of bet-at-home.com AG is responsible for the internal control and risk management system required for protecting against risks and designs and monitors the scope and focus of the systems in place on the basis of specific requirements within the Group. Monitoring measures integrated and not integrated in the processes are the components of the internal monitoring system.
The measures of the internal control system focus on the orderliness and reliability of the Group's accounting system and ensure that business transactions are reported completely, on time and in compliance with the legal and statutory requirements.
The Group's consolidation and accounting policies also ensure that assets and liabilities are stated, measures and reported accurately in the consolidated financial statements. The policies also ensure that the accounting documents provide reliable and traceable information.
Within the past 10 years, the European online gaming market recorded the highest growth in the world and is expected to continue growing by 9.2 % per annum until 2026. This was again confirmed by various studies by H2 Gambling Capital, most recently in January 2022. According to recent studies, this trend will continue in the wake of broad-based acceptance of e-commerce and the global penetration of mobile applications and demographic trends and help the gambling sector – which does not depend on the state of the economy – on its way to further sustained growth in the years to come.
In the second half of 2022, the implementation of the strategic reorientation towards increased
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outsourcing and the corresponding adjustment of critical processes will be the focus of operational activities. By the end of the year, the staff reduction plan communicated in the ad-hoc announcement of 26 July 2022 will be implemented and the cost structure will be aligned with the lower revenues.
The Football World Cup, which takes place in November and December of the current year, is the seasonal highlight and leads to increased advertising expenditure in a quarterly comparison.
The strategic focus in the 2023 financial year will be on expanding the core markets of Germany and Austria, due to the high level of awareness and acceptance of the bet-at-home brand. The Management Board expects an increase in market share in these markets due to a more attractive product experience through the redesign of the platform and the sports betting product as well as a focus of internal capacities on marketing and the management of customer relationships. National licences will continue to gain importance in the EU member states and contribute to a corresponding legal certainty. The Group is expected to be able to offer all products based on national licences in Germany from the 2023 financial year.
Taking into account the regulatory and legal developments already mentioned in D.1, the Management Board currently expects the following ranges in the bet-at-home.com AG Group in the financial year 2022:
It is expected that the implementation of the restructuring plan will reduce the number of employees to approximately 110 by 31st of December 2022.
Freely available cash and cash equivalents were invested in fixed-income securities. The Group believes that the risk relating to the use of these financial instruments is very minor.
Düsseldorf, 25 September 2022
gez. Mag. Marco Falchetto

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at 30 June 2022, bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf
| Note | 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | ||||
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| No. | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |||
| A. | Non-current assets | |||||
| 1. | Intangible Assets | (9) | 1,179 | 850 | ||
| 2. | Goodwill | (10) | 1,369 | 1,369 | ||
| 3. | Leased office buildings | (11) | 861 | 1,629 | ||
| 4. | Property and equipment | (12) | 2,629 | 3,089 | ||
| 5. | Deffered tax assets | (13) | 1,329 | 1,450 | ||
| 7,367 | 8,388 | |||||
| B. | Current assets | |||||
| 1. | Receivables from taxes | (14) | 6,040 | 8,381 | ||
| 2. | Advance payments | (15) | 1,194 | 1,329 | ||
| 3. | Other receivables and assets | (16) | 9,498 | 2,867 | ||
| 4. | Short-term fixed deposits | (17) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5. | Cash and cash equivalents | (18) | 32,629 | 41,989 | ||
| 6. | Assets hold for closing | (19) | 0 | 12,830 | ||
| 49,362 | 67,396 | |||||
| Total assets | 56,729 | 75,783 |
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| No. | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |||
| A. | Equity | |||||
| 1. | Share capital | (20) | 7,018 | 7,018 | ||
| 2. | Capital reserves | (20) | 7,366 | 7,366 | ||
| 3. | Total comprehensive income | (20) | 13,289 | 2,658 | ||
| 27,673 | 17,042 | |||||
| B. | Non-current liabilities | |||||
| 1. | Provisions for employee benefits | (21) | 97 | 97 | ||
| 2. | Lease liabilities | (21) | 265 | 794 | ||
| 362 | 891 | |||||
| C. | Current liabilities | |||||
| 1. | Trade payables | (22) | 1,237 | 1,432 | ||
| 2. | Liabilities from taxes | (23) | 12,403 | 14,608 | ||
| 3. | Short-term provisions | (24) | 710 | 1,709 | ||
| 4. | Customer payables | (25) | 4,376 | 5,437 | ||
| 5. | Lease liabilities | (26) | 633 | 900 | ||
| 6. | Other liabilities | (27) | 9,336 | 6,443 | ||
| 7. | Liabilities in connection with assets held for closure |
(28) | 0 | 27,322 | ||
| 28,694 | 57,850 | |||||
| Total equity and liabilities | 56,729 | 75,783 |
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for the Period from 1 January to 30 June 2022, bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf
| Note | 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
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| No. | EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
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| Continuing operations | |||
| Gross betting and gaming revenue | (1) | 26,661 | 32,836 |
| Betting fees and gaming levies | (1) | -5,799 | -6,054 |
| VAT on electronic services | (1) | -53 | -30 |
| Net gaming revenue | 20,809 | 26,752 | |
| Other operating income | (2) | 976 | 1,980 |
| Total operating income | 21,785 | 28,732 | |
| Personnel expenses | (3) | -7,691 | -9,837 |
| Advertising expenses | (4) | -5,814 | -9,157 |
| Other operating expenses | (4) | -7,229 | -3,650 |
| Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation | 1,051 | 6,088 | |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (5) | -1,161 | -1,117 |
| Earnings before interest and taxes | -110 | 4,971 | |
| Finance income | (6) | -54 | -149 |
| Earnings before taxes | -164 | 4,822 | |
| Income tax expense | (7) | -562 | -3,109 |
| Earnings from continuing operations | -725 | 1,713 | |
| Discontinued operations | |||
| Result from discontinued operations | (8) | 11,356 | -643 |
| Consolidated net result Total | 10,631 | 1,070 |
| Earnings per share total in EUR | (rounded) | (rounded) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic earnings per share in EUR | 1.51 | 0.15 |
| Diluted earnings per share in EUR | 1.51 | 0.15 |
| Earnings per share from continued operations in EUR | ||
| Basic earnings per share in EUR | -0.10 | 0.24 |
| Diluted earnings per share in EUR | -0.10 | 0.24 |
| Earnings per share from discontinued operations in EUR | ||
| Basic earnings per share in EUR | 1.62 | -0.09 |
| Diluted earnings per share in EUR | 1.62 | -0.09 |
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
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| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
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| Consolidated net result Total | 10,631 | 1,070 |
| Items that are potentially reclassifiabe to profit or loss subsequently |
0 | 0 |
| Items that are potentiallynot reclassifiabe to profit or loss subsequently |
0 | 0 |
| Other comprehensive income | 0 | 0 |
| Comprehensive income | 10,631 | 1,070 |
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| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | -164 | 4,822 | |||
| + | Result from discontinued operations | (8) | 11,356 | -643 | |
| + | Depreciation of non-current assets | (5) | 1,161 | 1,117 | |
| +/- | Increase/decrease in provisions | -999 | 2,791 | ||
| -/+ | Increase/decrease in trade and other receivables not attributable to investion or financing activities |
-6,376 | 10,908 | ||
| +/- | Increase/decrease in trade and other payables not attributable to investion or financing activities |
1,637 | -16,705 | ||
| -/+ | Increase/decrease in assets held for closing | (19) | 12,830 | -8,903 | |
| +/- | Increase/decrease in liabilities in connection with assets held for closure |
(28) | -27,322 | 13,318 | |
| +/- | Income tax expense | -562 | -3,109 | ||
| -/+ | Payment/reimbursement for income taxes | 136 | 0 | ||
| = | Cash flows from operating activities | -8,302 | 3,595 | ||
| - | Acquisition of assets (excluding investments) | -262 | -1,740 | ||
| = | Cash flows from investing activites | -262 | -1,740 | ||
| - | Redemption of lease liabilities | -796 | -433 | ||
| - | Payments to shareholders (dividends) | 0 | -17,545 | ||
| = | Cash flows from financing activities | -796 | -17,978 | ||
| = | Net cash from operating, investing and financing activities |
-9,360 | -16,122 | ||
| + | Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January | 41,989 | 51,807 | ||
| = | Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June | (18) | 32,629 | 35,685 |
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| Share capital |
Capital reserves |
Total com prehensive income |
Total equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| As at 01/01/2021 | 7,018 | 7,366 | 36,509 | 50,893 |
| Dividend distribution | 0 | 0 | -17,545 | -17,545 |
| Total recognised gains and losses | 0 | 0 | 1,070 | 1,070 |
| As at 30/06/2021 | 7,018 | 7,366 | 20,033 | 34,417 |
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Capital reserves |
Total com prehensive income |
Total equity | |
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| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| As at 01/01/2022 | 7,018 | 7,366 | 2,658 | 17,042 |
| Dividend distribution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total recognised gains and losses | 0 | 0 | 10,631 | 10,631 |
| As at 30/06/2022 | 7,018 | 7,366 | 13,289 | 27,673 |
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for the period ended 30 June 2022, bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf
bet-at-home.com AG, having its registered office in Düsseldorf, Tersteegenstrasse 30, and registered as a holding company with the trade register of the Düsseldorf District Court under number HRB 52673, has prepared its interim consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2022 in accordance with international accounting standards.
The interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2022 of bet-at-home.com AG have been prepared in accordance with the currently applicable International Accounting Standards (IAS) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the European Union.
The group management report for six-month period ended 30 June 2022 has been prepared in accordance wothe the provision of the German Commercial Code (HGB).
These interim consolidated financial statements were generally prepared using the same accounting policy as applied to the previous year's consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2021.
The following standards/amenedments to standards have already been published, but were not yet mandatory for the consilidated financial system for the period ended 30 June 2022:
| Standard | Content | Issued in | Date of EU endorsement |
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| IFRS 17 | Insurance contracts | May 2017 | Nov 2021 | 01/01/2023 |
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| IFRS 17 | First-time adoption of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 – comparative information |
Dec 2021 | t.b.a. | 01/01/2023 |
| IAS 1 | Classification of debt as non-current and current Disclosure of accounting methods |
Jan 2020 Feb 2021 |
t.b.a. | 01/01/2023 |
| IAS 8 | Definition of accounting estimates | Feb 2021 | t.b.a. | 01/01/2023 |
| IAS 12 | Deffered taxes | May 2021 | t.b.a. | 01/01/2023 |
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It is not anticipated that the initial application of the standards and interpretations stated above will have any significatn effect on the future presentation of bet-at-home.com AG Group's financial postion, financial performance and cash flows.
As in the previous years, no voluntary early application of this standard was allied during the year. The core business of the Company's associates is sports betting and casino which is exclusively offered online.
The consilidated financial statements have been prepared in EUR 1,000 EUR (EUR thousand). Totals in amounts and percentages are subject to rounding differences.
The consolidated income statement has been prepared in accordance with the nature of expense method.
Since 5 September 2009, Betclic Everest Group SAS, Paris, France has held a controlling interest in bet-at-home.com group parent. Betclic Everst Group SAS (company registration no. 501 420 939) prepares consolidated financial statements for the largest group of associated companies, which include bet-at-home.com AG's consolidated financial statements.
Due to lack of positive forecasts for continued business, court proceedings (winding up by the court) were initiated on 23 December 2021 against the Group company bet-at-home.com Entertaniment Ltd., St. Julian's, Malta, incorporated in the Group company bet-at-home.com AG. Reference is made to the information provided in Section V "Discontinued Operations (IFRS 5)" of the consolidated financial statements for detailed representations concering the discontinued operations "Online Casino Austria".
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of bet-at-home.com's Austrian subgroup Entertainment GmbH, which has its registered office in Linz, Austria. The subgroup accounts of bet-at-home.cim Entertainment GmbH includes six subsidaries (second-tied subsidiaries of bet-at-home.com AG) in which bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH holds all direct and indirect voting rights. bet-at-home.com AG holds all voting rights in bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH.
In addition to the group parent, bet-at-home.com AG, the following subsidaries and/or seceondtier subsidaries were fully consolidated in the financial year.
bet-at-home.com Niederlande GmbH, Linz, Austria (100 % interest)
bet-at-home.com Holding Ltd., St. Julian's, Malta (100 % interest)
bet-at-home.com AG holds 2 % each of the shares in the three Maltese companies due to former requiremenst under Maltes company law.
There are no non-controlling interests in group equity. The profit (loss) for the year does not comprise amounts attributable to shareholders of other companies.
In the first half of 2022, bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd, St. Julian's, Malta, was deconsolidated due to the loss of control over the company. Apart from this, Entertainment Beteiligungsholding GmbH and bet-at-home.com Niederlande GmbH (both Linz, Austria) were consolidated for the first time. There is no goodwill associated with either of these companies.
All financial statements included in the interim consolidates financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the same accounting policies. The separate financial statements of consolidated domestic and international entities and the Austrian subgroup accounts were all prepared as at the group reporting date and consolidated in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards on the basis of a fictitious legal entity. The interim consolidated statements for the period ended 30 June 2022 have not been audited.
In accordance with IFRS 3.85 (limited retrospective application), from 1 January 2004 IFRS 3 (Business Combinations) and the revised standards IAS 36 (Impairment of Assets) and IAS 38 (Intangible Assets) were applied early with retrospective effects to the Maltese second-tier subsidiaries which were included in the Austrian subgroup accounts for the first time in 2004. Capital is consolidated by applying the revaluation method. The investment carrying amounts have been offset against the subsidiaries' proportional revalued equity (purchase accounting). The initial consolidation of the Maltese second-tier subsidiaries did not result in any excess or deficit.
The difference of EUR 2 thousand uncovered during the initial consolidation of Jonsden Properties Ltd., which was initially included in the Austrian subgroup accounts in 2008, was stated as goodwill on account of lack of identifitable assets and fully written off in the same year.
Jonsde Properties Ltd. has a joint venture agreement with bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. in accordance with IFRS 11 (Joint Agreements). The joint venture agreement with bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. was terminated with effect from 31 December 2021.
The Austrian subgroup was consolidated for the first time as at 31 December 2005. All assets, provisions and liabilities were re-evaluated at this time in the Austrian IFRS subgroup accounts. The subgroup was therefore consolidated based on the subgroups's equity as determined using the acquisiton method. The initial consolidation resulted in goodwill of EUR 1,052 thousand.
Trade receivables, loans and other receiveables are offsett against the corresponding payabels and provisions during the elemination of intercompany payables and receivables of entities included in the consolidated financial statments. As part of the consolidation of intercompany revenues and expenses, revenues from intercompany trade receivables were eliminated agains expenses from intercompany trade payables. Any significant gains and losses on intercompany transactions were eliminated against each other. Discounts and other entries affecting only profit or loss were eliminated from the consolidated financial statements. These principles relating to the consolidation of debt and earnings were partially breached for the presentation of continued or discontinued operations to allow for a presentation of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows corresponding to actual circumstances (economic presprective).
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures in the notes to the interim consolidated financial statements and in the consolidated income statement. These estimates and related assumptions are based on historical information and other factors deemed appropriate under the circumstances, and which serve as the basis for assessing the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that cannot be derived from other sources. Actual outcomes may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.
Critical judgements made in applying IFRS with a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the consolidated financial statements and estimation uncertainties that may give rise to the risk of having to make material adjustments to recognised assets and liabilities in the coming financial years, were as follows:
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Acquired intangilbe assets and office equipment are measured at cost less write-downs.
No internally produced intangible assets are capitalised. The development costs incurred in 2020, 2021 and the first half of 2022 do not meet the recognition criteria of IAS 38.
Assets subject to wear and tear are written down over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The following useful lives were applied for estimating the depreciation and amortisation rates:
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| Operating and office equipment | 3-10 |
| Customer base | 2 |
| Software | 3 |
If an asset acquired during the financial year is used for more than six months, the depreciation or amortisation charge recognised for the asset in the subgroup accounts will be the full annual amount; in the case of a shorter period of use, half the annual amount or the monthly amount is used. In the Austrian subgroup, assets acquired at a cost of EUR 0.8 thousand or less are fully written down in the year of acquisition and immediately recognised as disposals.
Intangible assets with finite useful lives and items of property, plant and equipment are tested for impairment. If there is evidence of impairment, the recoverable amounts for the relevant assets are determined. If the recoverable amount of an asset is lower than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised.
Goodwill has an indefinite useful life and is not amortised, but tested annually for impairment instead ("impairment-only" approach). If the recoverable amount of goodwill, which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use, is lower than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised.
Leases in accordance with IFRS 16 are recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position as from 2019. This results in the recognition of non-current assets as well as current and noncurrent liabilities. The application of IFRS 16 in the Group, which was performed according to the modified retrospective method, pertains to the presentation of lease liabilities for office spaces in Duesseldorf, Linz and Malta. Most of these have indefinite terms. The Management Board assumed a remaining term of five years for the majority as at 1 January 2019.
The estimate of the term of lease agreements according to IFRS 16 is based on the binding minimum term of the lease agreement and the estimate of the exercising of existing extension and terminatin options. The determination of the term and the discount rates apllied have an influence on the rights of use and leasing liabilities.
The borrowing rate is determined on an individual basis for separate companies using a comparative interest rate that the company would have to pay if the assets were acquired using borrowed funds. The average weighted interest rate stands at 3.0 % or 4.0 % (previous year: 3.0 % or 4.0 %)
Financial assets and liabilities are recognised as soon as contractual rights or obligations are incurred. These transactions are recognised as at the measurement date. They are derecognised as soon as control over such contractual rights (including the asset) ceases. This is usually the case when the asset is sold or all cash flows relating to the asset are directly transferred to an independent third party.
bet-at-home.com AG treats cash, demand deposits and time deposits with remaining maturities of up to three months as cash and cash equivalents. Long-term deposits with maturities between three to a maximum of 12 months are stated as short term deposits.
In accordance with IFRS 9, receivables and other assets as well as cash and cash equivalents must be allocated to the "at amortised cost" category. A credit risk does not exist. The debtors are usually financial and similar institutions with excellent credit ratings. No defaults worth mentioning have occurred in the past and are not expected to occur in the future.
Due to historic legal contractual obligations, bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH must render a one-off severance payment (redundancy payment) to employees if their contract is terminated or upon retirement. The amount depends on the number of years of service and the relevant salary level at the time of severance (redundancy) or retirement.
A provision is made for such obligations. An actuary performed the calculated in accordance with IAS 19 "Employee benefits" for the consolidated financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2021 and the value was recognised in income accordingly.
As the anticipated actuarial gains and losses pertain to one employee only, they are expected to be low again. The actuarial gains and losses are therefore stated in personnel expenses. The interest costs – like employee service costs – remain in personnel expenses and are not recognised in finance in come (costs).
Other provisions are recognised if it appears likely that legal or actual obligations to third parties due to past events may occur, but have not occurred yet. However, it must be probable that these obligations will result in future cash outflow. Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. When a reasonable estimate is not possible, no provision is recognised but this is disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements instead.
Provisions for legal disputes are formed for legal risks, which are to be fully attributed to the discontinued operation at 31 December 2021, provided that certain requirements are fulfilled. Legal disputes and other legal proceedings often open up complex issues and are associated with many uncertainties and difficulties, due for example to the matter in hand and the circumstances around each individual case, the court dealing with the dispute and difference between in applicable law. The results of pending for future proceeding can generally not be predicted. Particular difficulties arise in the assessment of the likely outcome of legal disputes relating to customer complaints concerning the Austrian online casino in connection with the filed legal proceedings (winding-up), which could lead to significant financial risks and expense for the bet-at-home.com AG group.
In the case of pending or future legal proceedings, the information available to the legal department of bet-at-home.com AG group is used in consultation with lawyers and consultants working for the company to check wether and to what extent accounting provisions need to be made. A provision for legal disputes is recognised if it can be reasonably assumed.
Trade payables are recognised at cost, which is equal to the settlement amount.
bet-at-home.com AG Group generates its income from the conclusion and processing of sports bets and the provision of various other online games in the Online Gaming division. In line with the practices in the industry, the net income from bets and/or wagers placed by customers and pay-outs to customers is initially recognised as gross betting and gaming revenue. The net betting and gaming revenue recognised in the consolidated income statement is the amount left after deducting betting fees and gaming levies as well as any VAT on electronic services payable on this income.
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All of the bets originally recognised at the Maltese second-tier subsidiary are recognised in relation to dates if the underlying bets have already been decided, subject to the wagers placed until the reporting date. Bets deducted from the customers' cleating accounts before the reporting date where the sport events underlying the bets only take place after the reporting date (pending bets) are recognised as financial liabilities to customers in accordance with IFRS 9.
In the 2021 financial year, the income tax refund from the Maltese tax entity, in which all Maltese group companies are combined for income tax purposes, was recognised in the financial statements of the same year, as was done in previous years.
Deferred tax assets realting to losses carried forward are taken into account if it is likely that they can be offset against taxable income during the planning period.
Deferred taxes are determined in accordance with IAS "Income tax" using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred taxes are computed on the basis of income tax rate of around 31 % for Germany and 25 % (24 % from 2023 and 23 % from 2024 respectively) for Austria and about 5 % for Malta (taking tax refunds into account) respectively.
Net finance income (costs) includes all interest and similar income on financial assets. Interest is recognised on an accrual basis.
A discontinued operation is part of the group's business whose operations and associated cash flow can be clearly distinguished from the rest of the group which
An operation is classified as being discontinued upon assignment or as soon as the operation fulfils the criteria for classification as being held for sale if this occurs at an earlier date.
If an operation is classified as being discontinued, the statement of comprehensive income for the reference year is revised as if the operation had been discontinued from the start of the reference year.
On 18 October 2021, the group announces that it was going to temporarily remove the online casino in Austria, as a Maltese group company in Austria is facing increasing claims from customers for reimbursement of gaming losses from the online casino. Although the bet-at-home.com AG Group assumes that its action is lawful under European law and that the claims are inadmissible under civil law, by continuing to offer the online casino in Austria pending legal clarification of the matter, it would have faced a steadily growing potential risk over an unforeseeable period, which overall seems unacceptable.
As it was not foreseeable at the end of 2021 financial year wether the online casino could be made available again in Austria in the near future, it was not possible to maintain the business of the Maltese bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. (the group company whose main operation at this time was the running of the online casino in Austria). As a result of the decision to end online gaming activities in Austria, which were offered by the Maltese bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd., these activities are recognised as discontinued activities according to IFRS 5.
Due to lack of a positive forecasts for continued business, court proceedings (winding up by the court) were initiated on 23 December 2021 against bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd., in particular as this company is no longer in a position to meet its liabilities with existing or independently generated resources. At the hearing on 13 May 2022 the winding up by the court proceedings were confirmed by the Maltese court.
Disclosures concering discontinued operations are to be adjusted for previous reporting periods presented in the consolidated financial statements so that they relate to all operations discontinued prior to the accounting date of the curret reporting period.
This means that the comparative periods presented in the consolidated interim financial statements are to be presented as continuing operations in the group's income statement, the IFRS statement of comprehensive income and the groups statement of cash flows both for the current period and the comparative periods of the previous years. This ensures that the key figures stated from continuing operations are compareable and provides a reasonable basis for the forecasting of future profits.
The Management Board has therefore eliminated the turnover and associated costs generated before the discontinuation of the operation, minus unrealised profits from transactions with continuing operations, from the earnings of the discontinued operation. Intercompany transactions have been completely eliminiated from the consolidated financial earnings. The eliminiated amounts have been allocated to continuing operations and the discontinued operation in a way that takes into account the continuation of these transactions, as the Management Board considered this kind of representation to be appropriate.
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
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|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Gross betting and gaming revenue | 45 | 23,826 |
| Betting fees and gambling levies | 0 | -5,872 |
| VAT on electronic services | -1 | -549 |
| Net betting and gaming revenue | 44 | 17,405 |
| Other operating income | 25 | 661 |
| Results from operating activities | 69 | 18,066 |
| Personnel expenses | -22 | -103 |
| Advertising expenses | -1 | -7,568 |
| Other operating expenses | -1,793 | -11,060 |
| Earnings before interest, taxes and depriciation | -1,747 | -667 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and write-downs | 0 | 0 |
| Earnings before interest and taxes | -1,747 | -667 |
| Net finance costs | -4 | 23 |
| Earnings before taxes | -1,751 | -643 |
| Income taxes | 0 | 0 |
| Results from discontinued opertion | -1,751 | -643 |
| Deconsolidation of BAH Entertainment Ltd. | 13,107 | 0 |
| Results from discontinued operation total | 11,356 | -643 |
The result from the discontinued operation amounting to EUR 11.356 thousand (30/06/2021: -643 thousand) is to be attributed fully to the owners of the parent company.
According to IFRS 10.7, an entity must be included in the consolidated financial statements of the parent company if it is directly or indirectly controlled by the parent company. Control results from the following three elements, which must be fulfilled cumulatively:
As a result of the winding up by the court of bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. and the appointment of a liquidator, which was confirmed by the Maltese court at the hearing on 13 May 2022, the Group no longer has sufficient control over the company, which is why it is to be deconsolidated from the consolidated financial statements as of 30 June 2022 in accordance with IFRS 10.25. From the group's point of view, the deconsolidation – mainly due to the elimination of the negative equity of the company – leads to a positive effect in the income statement in the amount of EUR 13,107 thousand, which is to be allocated to the discontinued operation.
| Assets | 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Tax receivables | 0 | 7,560 |
| Receivables from associated companies (continued operation) | 0 | 4,993 |
| Other receivables and assets | 0 | 57 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 220 |
| Assets held for closure | 0 | 12,830 |
| Liabilities | 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Provision for customer complaints | 0 | 24,246 |
| Trade payables | 0 | 383 |
| Tax liabilities | 0 | 2,620 |
| Other liabilities | 0 | 73 |
| Liabilities in connection with assets held for closure | 0 | 27,322 |
As a result of the deconsolidation of bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd., all assets and liabilities of the company are to be excluded from the consolidated financial statements. As of 30 June 2022, the Group had liabilities to the company in the amount of EUR 7,773 thousand and receivables in the amount of EUR 3,612 thousand, whereby the receivables were impaired.
The consolidated cash flow statement for the first half of 2022 already includes all representations of the continued operations from IFRS 5 reconciliation of the group's income statement and the balance sheet.
The following sections provide information on items of the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated statement of cash flows and the consolidated statement of changes in equity. The previous year's comparative figures were taken from the IFRS consolidated financial statements of bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf, as at 30 June 2021 and/or 31 December 2021.
The consolidated income statement was prepared in accordance with the nature of expense method.
For clarity of presentation of the interim consolidated financial statements, betting and gaming revenue is shown in the consolidated income statement. The composition of the betting and gaming revenue is presented in these notes to the interim consolidated financial statements.
The Group operates in the online sports betting and online gaming products and operating segments. The Online Gaming segment comprises casino, games and virtual sports.
These operating segments correspond to the Group's internal organisational and managerial structure and the internal accounting system. The gross betting and gaming revenue was defined as segment income.
| Operating segments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01-30/06/2022 | Online sport bets |
Online gaming (casino, games, virtual sports) |
Group total |
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Betting and gaming volumne | 202,424 | 39,007 | 241,431 |
| Paid out winnings | -178,131 | -36,639 | -214,770 |
| Gross betting and gaming revenue | 24,293 | 2,368 | 26,661 |
| Betting fees and gambling levies | -4,577 | -1,222 | -5,799 |
| VAT on electronic services | -53 | 0 | -53 |
| Net betting and gaming revenue | 19,663 | 1,146 | 20,809 |
| Operating segments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01-30/06/2021 | Online sport bets |
Online gaming (casino, games, virtual sports) |
Group total |
| EUR'000 adjusted |
EUR'000 adjusted |
EUR'000 adjusted |
|
| Betting and gaming volume | 257,169 | 18,860 | 276,030 |
| Paid out winnings | -224,898 | -18,296 | -243,194 |
| Gross betting and gaming revenue | 32,271 | 565 | 32,836 |
| Betting fees and gaming levies | -5,934 | -120 | -6,054 |
| VAT on electronic services | -30 | 0 | -30 |
| Net betting and gaming revenue | 26,307 | 445 | 26,752 |
Betting and gaming volume can be presented by geographic segment based on player country as follows:
| 01/01-30/06/2022 | 01/01-30/06/2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
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| Germany | 90,346 | 37 % | 99,126 | 36 % |
| Eastern Europe | 23,955 | 10 % | 38,995 | 14 % |
| Western Europe (other) | 127,131 | 53 % | 137,909 | 50 % |
| 241,432 | 100 % | 276,030 | 100 % |
In the 2021 financial year, countries with similar markets were grouped together by region.
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
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| Cost allocation to discontinued operations | 0 | 1,536 | |
| Exchange rate gains | 84 | 44 | |
| Income from the release of provision | 548 | 4 | |
| Other | 344 | 395 | |
| 976 | 1,980 |
Breakdown of personnel expenses:
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
|
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
|
| Salaries | 6,049 | 7,742 |
| Expenses for severance (redundancy) pay and company pension plan contributions |
84 | 113 |
| Expenses für statutory social contributions and pay-based levies and statutory contributions |
1,523 | 1,947 |
| Other social contributions | 35 | 34 |
| 7,691 | 9,837 |
Expenses for severance (redundancy) pay and employee pension funds include payments in accordance with the Austrian Staff and Self-Employment Provisions Act [BMSVG "new termination benefits"] totalling EUR 84 thousand (1 January to 30 June 2021: EUR 113 thousand).
| Reporting Date | Average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 | 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
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| Employees | 170 | 277 | 206 | 281 |
| Management Board of the parent company and managing directors of bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Expenses break down as follows:
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | |||
| Advertising expenses | |||
| Advertising costs | 3,053 | 4,371 | |
| Bonuses and vouchers | 1,639 | 3,878 | |
| Sponsoring | 1,121 | 908 | |
| 5,814 | 9,157 |
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
|
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
|
| Other operating expenses | ||
| Additional transaction costs | 1,538 | 679 |
| Software provider expenses | 201 | 33 |
| Information services and software maintenance | 1,649 | 1,524 |
| Legal, audit and advisory fees | 1,730 | 114 |
| Additions to provisions for impairment losses on receivables, loan losses and claims |
444 | 202 |
| Exchange rate differences and similar expenses | 106 | 60 |
| Costs for the preparation of financial statements, general meeting of shareholders and stock exchange costs |
143 | 244 |
| Supervisoray Board compensation | 20 | 20 |
| Other costs | 1,399 | 773 |
| 7,229 | 3,650 |
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
|
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
|
| Amortisation and write-downs of intangible assets | 191 | 114 |
| Write-down of leased office building | 421 | 435 |
| Depreciation and write-downs of property, plant and equipment | 497 | 515 |
| Write-down of low value assets | 53 | 53 |
| 1,161 | 1,117 |
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
|
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
|
| Finance income | ||
| Interest receivable and similar income | 1 | 0 |
| Finance costs | ||
| Interest expenses from lease agreements | -23 | -37 |
| Other financial expenses | -32 | -112 |
| -54 | -149 |
This item can be presented as follows:
| 01/01- 30/06/2022 |
01/01- 30/06/2021 |
|
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 adjusted |
|
| Current income taxes for the year under review, Austrian subgroup | 439 | 3,094 |
| Expense from deferred taxes | 121 | 14 |
| Tax expense/income for previous years | 1 | 1 |
| 562 | 3,109 |
All disclosures and reconciliaton concerning the discontinued operation are presented in Section V "Discontinued Operation (IFRS5)" in the consolidated financial statements, to which specific reference is made.
A breakdown of non-current assets and changes in these assets during the first half of 2022 is presented in the consolidated statement of changes in non-current assets (appendix to the notes).
Intangible assets include in particular domains, software and licences with a useful life of three years.
Historical composition:
| 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Acquisition of Wetten-Schwechat business unit | 155 | 155 |
| Acquisition of the Starbet International Ltd. business unit | 162 | 162 |
| Take-over of bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH, Linz, Austria | 1,052 | 1,052 |
| 1,369 | 1,369 | |
| of which online sports bets operating segment | 1,054 | 1,054 |
| of which online sport gaming operating segment | 315 | 315 |
As at 31 December 2005, the subsidiary bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH, including its subgroup, was consolidated for the first time. All hidden reserves to be recognised were disclosed in the Austrian IFRS subgroup accounts. The subgroup was therefore consolidated based on the subgroup's equity as determined using the acquisition method. The initial consolidation resulted in a surplus of EUR 1,052 thousand. This surplus was recognised as goodwill in the consolidated financial statements. There was no evidence of impairment of the goodwill.
Leased office buildings (application of IFRS 16) pertain to the rights of use from existing rental and lease agreements within the bet-at-home.com AG Group for office space in Düsseldorf, Linz and Malta. In the first half of 2022, the restructuring programme announced in December 2021 led to changes in the office space in Linz, which resulted in a total reduction of the recognised rights of use of EUR 346 thousand and a reduction of the lease liability of EUR 365 thousand.
A breakdown of property, plant and equipment and its movements during the first half of 2022 is presented in the Changes in Non-current Assets for the Group (appendix to the notes).
Tax relief has been applied for deferred taxes due to differences between the valuations of assets, provisions, liabilities and accruals and deferred income according to IAS/IFRS and their tax valuations in addition to possible future tax relief due to tax losses carrief forward. The company is required to recognise deferred tax assets for this tax relief. Deferred tax assets for the first half financial year amounted to EUR 1,329 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 1,450 thousand). EUR 1,302 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 1,420 thousand) stemmed from a group company's corporation tax losses being carried forward, which the Management Board believes could be used in the period up until 2025 to offset taxable profits. No deferred tax assets were recognised for tax losses carried forwad in the amount of EUR 4,690 thousand.
Receivables from taxes include the following items:
| 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Tax refund claim 2021 (tax refund Malta) | 3,429 | 3,429 |
| Tax refund claim 2020 (tax refund Malta) | 38 | 1,898 |
| Tax refund claim 2019 (tax refund Malta) | 0 | 48 |
| Corporate tax advance payment Austria | 1,926 | 1,925 |
| Other | 647 | 1,081 |
| 6,040 | 8,381 |
Own prepayments pertain to prepyments under advertising, sponsoring and maintenance agreements.
Allreceivables and other assets have residual maturities of up to one year and comprise the following:
| 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Receivables from payment service providers | 1,327 | 2,394 |
| Other | 8,171 | 473 |
| 9,498 | 2,867 |
The sub-item "Other" mainly includes receivables that were transferred to the bet-at-home.com AG Group in connection with the regulation of customer receivables.
| 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Cash at bank (maturities < 3 months) and in hand | 32,629 | 41,989 |
Any cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits used for securing liabilities may only be disposed of with limitations. As at 30 June 2022, cash and cash equivalents included pledged funds in the amount of EUR 5,380 thousand (31 December 2021: EUR 5,380 thousand), which are available within three months if required at short notice.
Cash and cash equivalents also include proceeds from customers which are recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position as liabilities to customer amounting to EUR 4,376 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 5,437 thousand).
All disclosures and reconciliation concerning the discontinued operation are presented in Section V "Discontinued Operation (IFRS5)" in the consolidated financial statements, to which specific reference is made.
Cash at bank (maturities < 3 months) and in hand:
| 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Subscribed capital | 7,018 | 7,018 |
| Capital reserves | 7,366 | 7,366 |
| Consolidated net profit for the period | 13,289 | 2,658 |
| 27,673 | 17,042 |
For more information on group equity, please also refer to the consolidated statement of changes in equity.
The Group's share capital is divided into 7,018,000 no-par-value shares.
The capital reserves stem from capital increases in 2005 and 2006 and decreased in 2016 by EUR 3,509 thousand as a result of an increase in the subscribed capital from company funds.
Pursuant to the resolution adopted at the general meeting of shareholders on 18 May 2016, the Management Board was entitled, with the Supervisory Board's consent, to increase the company's share capital by 17 May 2021 by issuing new bearer shares (non-par value shares) for cash and non-cash contributions, once or several times, up to a maximum amount of EUR 1,754,500.00.
The general meeting of shareholders on 18 May 2021 resolved to authorise the Management Board, with the Supervisory Board's consent, to increase the Company's share capital by 17 May 2026 by issuing up to 1,403,600 new non-par value bearer shares for cash and/or non-cash contributions, once or several times, up to an amount of EUR 1,403,600.00. The shareholders shall be invited to purchase new shares. However, the Management Board is authorised, upon approval by the Supervisory Board, to exclude the shareholder's subscription right in certain cases.
Furhtermore, the Management Board is authorised up until 17 May 2023, by resolution of the general meeting of shareholders of 18 May 2021 with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to acquire treasury shares for an amount up to 10 % of the share capital existing when this authorisation is granted or (if this value is lower) 10 % of the share capital existing at the time of enforcement of this authorisation. Together with other treasury shares in the possession of the Company or allocable to the Company in accordance with Sections 71a seqq. AktG, the acquired shares must at no time exceed 10 % of the Company's share capital. The auhtorisation must not be exploited for the purpose of trading in treasury shares.

| 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Provisions for employee benefits | 97 | 97 |
| Lease obligations | 265 | 794 |
| 362 | 891 |
In order to calculate the provisions for severance pay (provisions for redundancy pay) in accordance with IAS 19 by apllying the projected unit credit method, an actuary's opinion was obtained, which is based on an actuarial interest rate of 0.8 % (previous year: 0,3 %) and an annual growth rate of 5.0 %. The interest cost (and employee service cost) is included in the personnel expenses and not presentd in net finance income (costs). The remaining term is around 15 years.
In the first half of 2022, the restructuring programme announced in December 2021 led to changes in the office space in Linz, which resulted in a total reduction of the recognised rights of use of EUR 346 thousand and a reduction of the lease liability of EUR 365 thousand.
Current liabilties include the following items:
| 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Trade payables | 1,237 | 1,432 |
| Tax liabilities | 12,403 | 14,608 |
| Other provision | 710 | 1,709 |
| Amounts due to customer | 4,376 | 5,437 |
| Lease obligations | 633 | 900 |
| Other current liabilities | 9,336 | 6,443 |
| Debts relating to the closure of assets held | 0 | 27,322 |
| 28,694 | 57,850 |
Tax liabilities relate to corporation tax liabilities amounting to EUR 11.392 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 13,304 thousand), betting fees, gambling levies and VAT on electronic services amounting to EUR 970 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 1,271 thousand) and other taxes amounting to EUR 41 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 32 thousand).
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Liabilities to customers include pending bets (in accordance with IFRS 9) in the amount of EUR 157 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 281 thousand) and customer balances (in accordance with IFRS 15) in the amount of EUR 4,219 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 5,156 thousand).
As at 30 June 2022, current liabilities from the right of use from Ieases (less than 12 months) capitalised in accordance with IFRS 16 amounted to EUR 633 thousand (31/12/2021: EUR 900 thousand).
As of 30 June 2022, there are no longer any liabilities in connection with assets held for closure as a result of the deconsolidation (31 December 2021: EUR 27,322 thousand). All disclosures and reconciliations regarding the discontinued operation, in particular provisions from legal disputes, are presented under section V. "Discontinued operation (IFRS 5)", to which explicit reference is made.
Other current liabilities include the following items:
| 30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |
| Liabilities to associated companies | 0 | 4,993 |
| Liabilities to personnel | 818 | 790 |
| Social security liabilities | 498 | 381 |
| Other liabilities | 8,020 | 279 |
| 9,336 | 6,443 |
The remaining other liabilities are related to the discontinued operation in the amount of EUR 7,773 thousand.
Liabilities to employees comprise outstanding holiday entitelments and overtime and/or bonuses.
Other movements in provision during the the first half of 2022 financial year (in thousands of euro):
| Balance at 31/12/2021 |
Utilisation | Release | Addition | Balance at 30/06/2022 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit and advisory | 890 | 399 | 559 | 295 | 226 |
| Affiliate programme | 713 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 402 |
| Other | 106 | 25 | 0 | 81 | |
| 1,709 | 735 | 559 | 295 | 710 |
Due to the high amount of cash and cash equivalents within bet-at-home.com AG Group, liabilities to customers and all other liabilities were sufficiently covered in the first half of 2022.
Cash and cash equivalents recognised in the statement of cash flows exclusively refers to the "cash at bank an in hand" item in the statement of financial position. Interest received primarily results from current operating activities.
Changes in group equity are presented in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.
For further details on non-derivative financial instruments, see the interim consolidated statement of financial position. "Pending bets" are recognised as financial liabilities (derivatives) in accordance with IFRS 9. The Group does not conduct any other financial transactions involving derivative instruments and exclusively holds bank balances, cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits. The Group also has receivables from payment providers.
The financial instruments at fair value are classified according to the levels in the fair value hierarchy, which are defined as follows:
As at the reporting date, 30/06/2022, pending bets were recognised as financial liabilities in accordance with IFRS 9 (fair value measurement according to level 3) and stated in liabilities to customers. Taking into consideration the fact that these are bets that were placed shortly before the reporting date, the Management Board assumes that the fair value as at the reporting date corresponds to the acquisition costs (market value on the date the bet was placed).
There are no other financial instruments that are measured at fair value.
The disclosures on the risks arising from potential financial instruments (IFRS 7.31 33 (b)) are included in the following disclosures on the financial risks.
Consolidated
Statement of
Financial Position
Liquidity exposure reflects the risk that the Group will have insufficient resources to meet its financial obligations as they fell due. Due to the current negative cash flow within the bet-at-home.com AG group, the liquidity risk in the first half year 2022 is classified as average.
The interest rate risk associated with investments is considered insignificant. The interest rates on the bank balances depend on the market interest rates, which depend on the maturities. The effect of a change in the currently low level of interest by 0.5 % points change the financial result by EUR 163 thousand in the first half of 2022 (31 December 2021: EUR 210 thousand).
Currency risk relates to exchange rate differences. Despite the Group's international orientation, most cash flows are denominated in the group's functional currency, the euro. Transactions denominated in other currencies were of minor importance. In spite of this, the currency risk was not hedged in previous years either.
Credit risk is the risk of payment delays or defaults by counterparties. As there are no netting agreements, the amounts stated on the assets side (receivables and other assets) represent the maximum exposure to credit and default risk.
In the first half of 2022, the Management Board of bet-at-home.com AG had the following members:
The Executive Board remuneration expense in the first half of 2022 totals EUR 385 thousand (01/01-30/06/2021: EUR 510 thousand)
Group
Management
Report
Members of the Supervisory Board of bet-at-home.com AG in the first half of 2022:
In the first half of 2022, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board received fixed remuneration of EUR 20 thousand (1 January to 30 June 2021: EUR 20 thousand). Necessary expenses were also reimbursed. Ms Giraudon and Mr Riahi waived their compensation in the first half of 2022.
No material related-party transactions were concluded in the first half of 2022.
Pursuant ot Section 312 (3) of the German Companies Act (Aktiengesetz; AktG), the Board of Management states that, according to the circumstances known to the Board at the time when legal transactions were concluded with related parties, the parent company received appropriate compensation for each legal transaction. No actions subject to Section 312 (1) AktG were taken or omitted.
The current corporate governance statement can be accessed on the website of bet-at-home.com AG at https://www.bet-at-home.ag/de/corporategovernance. The corporate governance report is also published there.
On 27 July 2022, an agreement was concluded between the Group and a renowned provider of outsourcing services, under which key corporate functions of the bet-at-home Group (in particular the development and operation of the customer and payment platform, as well as the online sports betting product) will be outsourced to the provider for processing. In the future, the Group will focus its own services primarily on marketing and customer relationship management.
The outsourcing will make it possible to reduce internal expenses in the bet-at-home Group, whereby the outsourcing will result, among other things, in a reduction of up to 45 employees. Based on the ordinary terminations, with minor exceptions, the affected employees will remain employed in the Group until their scheduled departure. No significant redundancy bonuses and/or release periods have been agreed or offered. The terminated rental spaces will also be used until the expiry of existing rental agreements.
We assure that to the best of our knowledge, the interim consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the Group's financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with the applicable reporting standards, and that the summarised management report gives a true and fair view of the business development including the business performance and position of the Group and appropriately presents the significant opportunities and risks of the Group's anticipated development
Düsseldorf, 25 September 2022
Mag. Marco Falchetto
| At cost | Accumulated depreciation | ||||||||||||
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| 01/01/2022 Balance at |
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Balance at 30/06/2022 |
Balance at 01/01/2022 |
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30/06/2022 Carrying amount |
31/12/2021 Carrying amount |
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| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |||
| I. | Intangible Assets | 3,777 | 520 | 370 | 0 | 3,927 | 2,927 | 191 | 441 | 2,677 | 1,179 | 850 | |
| II. | Goodwill | 1,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,369 | 1,369 | |
| III. | Leased Office Buildings | 4,240 | 76 | 1,334 | 0 | 2,982 | 2,612 | 421 | 911 | 2,121 | 861 | 1,629 | |
| IV. | Property and Equipment | 8,215 | 140 | 223 | 0 | 8,132 | 5,126 | 549 | 177 | 5,499 | 2,629 | 3,089 | |
| Furniture and fixtures, office equipment 1. |
8,209 | 16 | 174 | 0 | 8,051 | 5,126 | 549 | 177 | 5,499 | 2,602 | 3,083 | ||
| Construction in progress 2. |
6 | 124 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| 17,602 | 735 | 1,926 | 0 | 16,411 | 10,664 | 1,161 | 1,529 | 10,297 | 6,038 | 6,937 |

| as at 30 June 2021, bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf |
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| Balance at 01/01/2021 |
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Balance at 30/06/2021 |
Balance at 01/01/2021 |
Additions | Disposals | Balance at 30/06/2021 |
30/06/2021 Carrying amount |
31/12/2020 Carrying amount |
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| EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | EUR'000 | |||
| I. | Intangible Assets | 3,732 | 134 | 0 | -10 | 3,857 | 2,850 | 114 | 0 | 2,964 | 892 | 882 | |
| II. | Goodwill | 1,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,369 | 1,369 | |
| III. | Leased Office Buildings | 4,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,240 | 1,741 | 435 | 0 | 2,176 | 2,064 | 2,499 | |
| IV. | Property and Equipment | 8,501 | 1,634 | 1,936 | 10 | 8,208 | 5,885 | 568 | 1,908 | 4,544 | 3,664 | 2,617 | |
| Furniture and fixtures, office equipment 1. |
8,495 | 1,248 | 1,936 | 381 | 8,187 | 5,885 | 568 | 1,908 | 4,544 | 3,643 | 2,611 | ||
| Construction in progress 2. |
6 | 386 | 0 | -371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 17,842 | 1,768 | 1,936 | 0 | 17,674 | 10,476 | 1,117 | 1,908 | 9,685 | 7,989 | 7,367 | |||
Consolidated
Consolidated
Consolidated
Consolidated
Notes to the
Imprint
Consolidated
Financial Statements
Statement of
Changes in Equity
Statement of
Cash Flows
Statement of Income

PUBLISHER bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf
TEXT bet-at-home.com AG, Düsseldorf
bet-at-home.com AG, Tersteegenstraße 30, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany T +49 211 545598 77, F +49 211 545598 78, [email protected]
The Interim Financial Report is a translation of the valid German version.
Tersteegenstraße 30 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany T +49 211 545598 77 F +49 211 545598 78 [email protected]

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